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24/02/2010      Heaphy Track- Jan 18-22 2010

Heaphy Track January 18-22.

The Team:Alison Chambers (leader),Sandra Knox,Jean Fryer,Lois Prebble,
Don Turner,Gordan Murray,Ken Wooldridge and Tom Cholmondeley travelled by
mini-bus to the Brown hut where a shared meal was consumed.
The card game "Quiddler" was played by some and was to become a regular evening
pastime. A great swimming hole under the swing-bridge
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3/02/2010      Mt Cook Basecamp Jan 2010

Mt Cook Basecamp:  An entirely factual account of five days in Heaven

The Angelic Host comprised Neil and Liz (leaders), Helen, Karyn, Angus, Steve, Ian ,Don, Murray, Dennis and Recording  Angel  Jack.

There are strange things done in the rain and the sun by the folks who walk the tracks.
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Mt Longfellow 8th –10th Jan 2010

This trip was initially timed to be part of a Club gathering in the Lake Sumner area on the weekend of 9 to 10 Jan, but poor weather put most off attending.  However, I was determined to proceed as George and I had been wanting
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26/01/2010      Lewis Pass Area-Travers Peak

Lewis Pass Area Report 7- 9 December 2009
Monday: Angus Macdonald (Leader), Ian Fussell, Murray Adams, Dennis Logan, Ray Twist, Rod & Carole Lewis and Don Mee(Scribe) started from the Lewis Pass road up the track near Foleys Creek and had good going up on to Travers Peak (1,724m) which we
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3/12/2009      Black Hills 29th Nov 2009

Black Hill (2067m) 29th Nov 2009

Where was everybody on this fine Sunday? (Possibly watching rugby? PK)

Two of us (N Climo, leader, S Sheen, party member) left Hororata at 7:30 am, after waiting for the non-existent rest of the club to reach us from Yaldhurst, drove to close to the quarry
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Rees/Dart Track Report 23-28/11/09

Monday 23rd November Ian Fussell (Leader& scribe), Helen Wells, Neil Helson, Dave Collins, Mark Keown & Ken Hall departed for Glenorchy for a five day trip on the Rees/Dart track. Track conditions were on our minds as the bridge had just gone back in the week before
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16/11/2009      Pt 1912 near Cass Saddle hut

As the weather for Sun 15 Nov looked as though it would be worse than that forecast for the Saturday, I rescheduled the trip a day earlier, and three of us (Don Mee, Markus Milne and S Sheen) started off from the carpark at the Cass R at 8:30am.  It’s read more »

Kepler Track Report 4/11/09

For many photos of this trip, cut and paste the following into your browser address line-
   
http://picasaweb.google.com/Fussey09/KeplerTrack301009?authkey=Gv1sRgCPXw-fei1MqrMw&feat=email#

Thursday 29th October Jack Watt (Leader), Robin Mears, Warwick Scadden, Ken Smeaton, Gina Lee, Russ Kiddey, Judith Berkett & Ian Fussell (scribe) departed for Te Anau for a four day
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28/10/2009      Mother Miller's Spring

MOTHER MILLER’S SPRING – 28th OCTOBER 2009

 Party-Rod and Carol Lewis, Mary Miller, Stephen Sheen, Ray Twist, Neil Helson, Colin Garthwaite, Paul Tayler, Gerry Burgess and Bernadette Bardoul

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12/10/2009      Broken Hill 11-10-09

Broken Hill Trip 11th October 2009

A combined group of 15 members did a round trip to Broken Hill on the Flock Hill station. The trip nearly didn’t go ahead due to snow conditions but the enthusiastic group was keen to give it a go when alternatives were discussed prior to
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